Each Galician uses an average of seven personal care products daily, according to data managed by the ACG.
The Galician Cosmetics Association launches a message of reflection: “Betting on Galician products means betting on economic development, sustainability and the return of talent to our land.”
“Se queremos que os nosos fillos, preparados e formados nas mellores institucións, regresen a Galicia, precisamos dunha industria forte”, di Ariana Fernández Palomo, presidenta da ACG.
Santiago de Compostela. 19/12/2024. The Galician Cosmetics Association (ACG), made up of 34 Galician companies linked to the design and creation of personal care products, joins the project of the Business Technology Cluster of Life Sciences (Bioga), chaired by José Manuel López Vilariño and representing the Galician biotechnology ecosystem. ACG was born in 2024 with the aim of “bringing together interests to share knowledge, experience, tools and costs”. This movement strengthens the link between two strategic sectors for Galicia: cosmetics and biotechnology.
The Galician Cosmetics Association, chaired by pharmacist Ariana Fernández Palomo, represents companies that are part of the value chain of this economic sector: design, formulation, production, distribution, marketing or control. To highlight the relevance from a sectoral perspective, ACG, based on the data it manages, highlights: “Galicians use an average of seven personal care products daily, such as deodorants, body creams, gels, toothpastes or moisturizers.”
Betting on talent
The Galician Cosmetics Association takes advantage of the moment to send a thought-provoking message to Galician society. “Betting on Galician products means betting on economic development, sustainability and the return of talent to our land.” “If we want our children, prepared and trained in the best institutions, to return to Galicia, we need strong industries,” highlights Ariana Fernández Palomo, president of the ACG.
The president of Bioga, for his part, states that “the meeting between Bioga and the Galician Cosmetics Association not only strengthens the link between two key sectors for Galicia, but also marks a milestone in the commitment to a more sustainable, competitive economy connected to our roots”. In his opinion, “each purchase of a Galician product is an investment in our land, in our families and in our future, and biotechnology is the strategic catalyst to achieve this objective”.
The Galician Life Sciences Business Technology Cluster (Bioga) points out that biotechnology can be an essential driver for the transformation of the Galician economy and also for the promotion and consolidation of the cosmetics industry sector.
The Galician Cosmetics Association points out that the Galician cosmetics industry has the tools to be a leader:
• Knowledge transfer from the three universities of the autonomous community of Galicia (University of Santiago de Compostela, University of Vigo and University of A Coruña).
• Exceptional, privileged raw material and probably the best in the Iberian Peninsula.
The integration of biotechnology in the Galician cosmetic sector allows:
• To develop new active ingredients from local natural resources, such as algae and plants, with high added value for the global market.
• To increase sustainability in production processes, reducing environmental impact.
• To promote innovation through bioprospecting and molecular engineering to offer more effective and differentiated products.
• To promote the internationalization of Galician cosmetics with innovative and competitive solutions.
+ about ACG: Asociación Cosmética de Galicia has its headquarters in the Galician countryside, in the place of Cumbraos, Monterroso Municipality (Lugo), where the Cosmética Muuhlloa project is located. The founding partner companies of ACG are Ariana Palomo (AP), Chorima, Piel Natura, Blue Silk, Nüür, Naturavia, Amalgama, Nela Biosense, Siolaz, Orixe Cosmetics, Muuhlloa, Rizzola, Segolab Saúde, Alloa, Maruxiña, Pazo Gil Casares, Anainas, De Lú, Acemelia, Esencia Viva, Ozoaqua and Luxor Essentia. Its Board of Directors, made up of ten members, is composed, in addition to its president, Ariana Fernández Palomo; by its vice president, Miguel Ramón de la Calle; secretary, José Ángel Dopico; treasurer, Alejandro Cortizas; and six vocalists: María José Álvarez Quintero, Natalia Silva Martín, Enrique Neira, María Luisa Rodríguez Lama, José Manuel Gómez Amorim and Juan Carlos Pastor. The Executive Committee, with four members, will be coordinated by Xosé Luis Reza. The Galician Cosmetics Association is responsible, among other objectives, for “representing the interests of the sector; promoting innovation and sustainability; supporting economic development; improving competitiveness and promoting the empowerment of women in the field of Galician cosmetics.
